Environmental projects
Vattenfall is engaged in a number of interesting environmental projects in the countries where we operate. Learn about some of these below.
In May 2005, Vattenfall decided to construct its first research plant with CCS technology. The installation is being built adjacent to Vattenfall’s Schwarze Pumpe coal-fired plant in eastern Germany. Due for operation in 2008, the plant will capture the carbon dioxide for future storage in bedrock. Investment costs will total EUR 60 million.
One of Europe’s largest generators of wind power
In November 2005, the decision was made to build a wind power farm at Lillgrund in Öresund. With Lillgrund, Vattenfall will be the largest wind power producer in the Nordic countries by far – increasing from 8 to 42 per cent of total Nordic wind power generation. The plant will have a capacity of 110 MW, corresponding to approx. 0.3 TWh per annum. Vattenfall has also applied for a permit to build Northern Europe’s largest wind power farm at Kriegers Flak between Germany and Sweden. Fully developed, the farm would involve 100–150 wind turbines with a combined yearly generation capacity of about 1.6 TWh.
Other investments
- Development of combined combustion of biofuel and coal at the Zeran plant, Warsaw, Poland.
- New state-of-the-art plants in Hamburg and Uppsala, which convert waste into energy.
- Investments in existing hydro power plants in the Nordic countries to increase capacity.
- Participation in national and European research projects on future production techniques such as wave power, hydrogen gas, solar energy and fuel cells.
- A new environmental management system at group level.
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